Al-Aabbassiyah العباسيّة Al-'Abbassiyeh | |
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Municipality | |
  Al-Aabbassiyah | |
| Coordinates:33°17′55″N35°16′59″E / 33.29861°N 35.28306°E /33.29861; 35.28306 | |
| Grid position | 107/151 L |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | South Governorate |
| District | Tyre |
| Area | |
| • Land | 6.8 sq mi (18 km2) |
| Elevation | 560 ft (170 m) |
| Time zone | GMT +3 |
Al-Aabbassiyah (Arabic:العباسيّة) is a municipality in theTyre District in SouthLebanon.
According toE. H. Palmer in 1881, the name Aabbassiyah came from the proper name‘Abbâs, the uncle of the prophet.[1]
Al-Aabbassiyah is located in theSouth Governorate,Tyre District. It is 150 m above sea level and 84 kilometers to the southwest ofBeirut, the capital city ofLebanon, and 14 km from the center of its district Tyre.
In 1875,Victor Guérin estimated the population to be 600Metawileh.[2]
In 1881, thePEF'sSurvey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it as: "A stone-built village, containing 400Metawileh, built on a ridge, the ground around it is cultivated for barley, etc., and there are groves of figs and olives. The water supply is derived from a large pool to the north, and a good spring built up with masonry, also to the north of the village; there are no antiquities, and only a fewcisterns."[3]
In 2014Muslims made up 98.86% of registered voters in Al-Aabbassiyah. 97.58% of the voters wereShiite Muslims.[4]
